prise (C1)
verb
Pronunciation: /praɪz/
Definition
Force something open or apart using leverage.
Examples
The burglar managed to prise the window open with a crowbar.
He tried to prise the lid off the jar, but it was stuck fast.
Rescuers had to prise the metal door away from the trapped driver.
How to Use prise
- prise open (collocation)
- to force something into an open position — "He used a knife to prise open the locked box."
- prise out of (phrasal verb)
- to extract something or someone from a tight space or secret — "The mechanic had to prise the old engine out of the car frame."
Synonyms of prise
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